Beiming Mountain Day 144-147 Part 11 Operation in Full conflict End

Spinning a situation around-

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The body of an 8th Heavenly Realm expert dropped to the floor. Withered but still breathing a little. The Netherlord technique was quite powerful. The injured Lin Hong couldn't complete the kill however.

"Lin Hong... that is enough." An exhausted Ye Xinghe held himself up with the halberd. The fighting took it out of both of them. Their opponent was someone stronger than both of them. "You can not push yourself any harder."

"Ha..ha..." Lin Hong tries to gather his breath but couldn't. The lost arm slightly restoring while fighting. But also used up a lot of his qi. ".. you should leave the rest of it.."

"I can't do that." Despite his fatigue, Ye Xinghe moved over to help heal Lin Hong. "Just calm yourself while I help you. We are brothers right?" The other stopped resisting. "The Azure Feather Family was able to recruit so many experts because of you, right? I have to show my thanks."

He received a simple nod to confirm.

Liang Yu already locked onto the two and stopped right around the corner. With the help of the Metal Seed, the voices of the two carried easily enough towards them. The information was not good for the situation the family was in.

Xia Yuning almost ran out to get him to be quiet. But was stopped by a dragon arm from Liang Yu. His grip on her was very strong as he shook his head at her to keep quiet. She reluctantly stepped back and listened.

Ling Yu couldn't help but smile a little. Colluding with the rebels was damning evidence. Ignoring any of the matters before and those who helped keep the family out of trouble, this would erase that.

"That is enough, any more would put you at risk." Lin Hong moved away after a few minutes. "You are truly a brother, I thank you. But I must continue on with the plan. Do not try to change my mind."

The details of the plan told to him was heard by those around the corner. Lin Hong saw it as the only way to get Ye Xinghe to leave. The fact the treasure was meant to lure the nobles and members of the big families was a shock to him.

As well as the plan to wipe them all out. Ling Hong passed a map over to him hoping that would help with the Azure Feather Family situation. The quick explanation was all overheard by those around the corner.

"With this.. I may not be able to help you in the future. Stay safe Xinghe." Lin Hong turned away staring at the one he was supposed to help one last time. "Do not forget our discussion from last time."

"I..." Ye Xinghe couldn't help but want to try and keep him back to talk. He shook his head getting rid of that idea after thinking of the current situation. "No matter what you do, I'll be supporting you from behind."

*Woosh* Ling hong said nothing else as he left quickly. Needing to salvage what he could about the plan.

"Gurgle.." the 8th Heavenly Realm expert was trying to move. It was not a pretty sight.

"Well.. are you going to finish him off?" Liang Yu stepped out with the others following. "I mean, he is still a threat."

"No need." Ye Xinghe held his surprise well enough while looking at Xia Yuning. Happy she was unharmed during all of this. "Glad you all are ok. What happened when we seperated."

He placed the letter with directions behind himself. Barely tucking it away effectively. Xia Yuning, Lin Yu, and Ye Xinghe moved towards one another. As they started to converse, Liang Yu moved over to the body.

Supringsly enough Zhuo Yan refused to get down still. Even though she was scared, she looked at the almost mummified man unblinking. Small bits of qi left Liang Yu entering her as the Connection increased between the two.

"The Hall Master of the Blue Shadow Hall.. taken down by some.. brats." Liang Yu kicked him a little with his foot. Gauging body reaction and movement overall. "If you tell me something good, I will make things easy on you."

"Gurgle.." He was not able to speak still. At least that is the way it seemed.

"Haaa.. this bites." Liang Yu sighed as he moves to the front of the man. "Must be awful having joined a cause and to lose everything you worked toward because of.. a member that fights for you wanted to protect his lover. I would be downright furious mind you."

"Lover?" Zhuo Yan looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"The person Ye Xinghe was talking to before is his lover. They love each other very, very much. Even willing to commit crimes for one another." Ye Xinghe and Ling Yu were listening to his words somewhat stiffly. Xia Yuning was fighting a smile and outright laughter. "You must never get in the way of love like that when you come across it. It is both entertaining and so sacred. Do you understand?"

"Umm, I think so." The little girl didn't know much about love but kept the words to heart. "He looks to be in pain. Can we help him?"

"No. For he is the enemy. And his people are ripping apart a damaged Empire already." Liang Yu shook his head touching the top of the man's head. "When the chance arises, take out the enemy. If not.. they may take out you. Or worse."

*Schlick!* A simple poke to the head, and the man's life ended. With a wave of the hand, he was stored away. Not into the Flame Vortex Core since the body was needed for an autopsy.

"Worse?" She looked up at his face. Captured by the look of his glowing eyes. "What could be worse?" Zhuo Yan could swear she could see sadness in the glowing embers.

"When they kill someone you care about. One of the worse feelings possible when someone you could have removed does something that could have been prevented. Hindsight is not a comfort." Liang Yu moved to the exit. "I actually think it is time to go."

"What about the others?" Xia Xuning asked. She was ignored. "What is your problem!?"

"Bad feeling. Bad results. Cutting losses. Just need to find the Thunder boy." Liang Yu spread his Astral Sense to every corner. To much time was spent with this. The net was closing and he needed to get out. But to have a person interfere with Ye Xinghe was to much to pass up. If more formed up from this, then that would be great. "You should find that pet wolf of yours."

"Have you seen White Fang?" Ye Xinghe kept pace. Trying to look under the hood but never keeping close enough to discern who was under it. 'Who is this person?'

"Far back near the left side of this place." That was all Liang Yu said to him. "I might make it in time to help some of them." Ye Xinghe left in an instant to that direction. 'The Gu girls will provide good insights into Star Martial Artists. Can not believe there were so few of them here.'

The Gu sisters, Huyan Zhuo, Han Feng, and Lei Hong were surrounded. Oddly enough a few of the other families had gotten together with them to mount a defense.

Way more survivors so far than originally. Arriving on the scene, Liang Yu attacked immediately. Zhuo Yan was tossed to Xia Yuning behind him. She did not resist considering how bad things looked.

They both watched as scales appeared all along his arms and dark blue ridges appeared along the spinal area. The fact that he wore only clothes made some believe even more he was just a random cultivator.

Just a little stronger than most.

"Lei Hong, kill your way towards me! Now!" The nearest rebels were grabbed and smashed into the walls as he continued forward. The hard bodies tearing at the interior from the force. "We need to leave!"

*Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!* Several Flame Martial artists started attacking with everything they had from the rebel side. A few of them having seen the way Liang Yu fought from the main room. As well as the actions of Lin Hong.

A few by Huyan Zhuo and Han Feng jumped forward using the technique Flame Shield to take the brunt of the attack. It didn't take more than a few seconds before they were pushed back.

"Right!" Lei Hong did just that. He started bulldozing through them meeting up towards Liang Yu. "Almost everyone is out of strength! We need to go!"

By the looks of the weary fighters, he was not wrong. But they continued to fight desperately.

"Raaaahhhh!!" A pair of the rebels, both of them Dragon cultivators attacked togethor. The roar was more powerful than if the two did it themselves. The surroundings of bodies flew towards Liang Yu.

The shockwave was way more refined than his own. It damages the interior only slightly. But kept pushing bodies to the side or sent them flying upward. The further it traveled, the more it was contained and focused.

That level of control was dangerous.

"Tch!" Liang Yu turned in anger. Grabbing two of the downed bodies and using them as shields just in time. As the shockwave bashed him down a little, he could feel the scales on his body start to rattle. 'I am actually getting tired already. But just my Dragon qi.'

To the side, a few Flame Martial artists attacked with the last of their strength. Not caring Liang Yu was in the way. The flame brushed past him for the most part once he dropped down low.

With a toss, the bodies were thrown towards the attackers. He gave a glare to the Flame Martial Artists that attacked with him in the path. They gave a wary look but said nothing.

As the fighting turned up a little more, the rebels attacked while pulling back a little. Either they were worried about certain attacks, or they worried about getting caught in the explosion.

"How many more are there?" Lei Hong was backed against a wall. Just to many to get through still. "Chance of any backup arriving?" He ducked low as another rebel struck at his head with a hammer. "Bastard!"

*Bam!* A kick to send him away left Lei Hong open. Crossbow bolts fired from the rear of the rebels catching him in the chest. Another volley came immediately after that he barely moved away from.

"Give up on the stupid inheritance for one." Channeling the last of his Dragon qi, a tail formed. It then vibrated really quickly causing a slight whistling sound. The fact it wasn't a hum was interesting. Slight red waves came from the tip. "I am really sick of these idiots however."

Relying on melee more and his body's strength, Liang Yu had to make sure he fought with a fighting style he would not use on the usual. Never knew who could be watching events play out.

The whistling grew louder the more he fought. Those he passed by started to get wobbly on their feet. Even a little green around the gills so to speak. Some openly threw up on one another and dropped to the floor.

In the process of the fighting, Ling Yu had escaped. He did not head to the exit but went back further in. He was determined to deal with Ye Xinghe it seemed. As well as get the map from him.

One should never doubt the mind of a stalker. Gu Yunyan fell exhausted, followed by her sister in a few minutes. Gu Yunlan struggled to get up again but she lost her strength and was stabbed in the back by flying dagger. Fresh blood spurted out of her mouth.

"Sister..." Gu Yunyan stared at her sister before fainting. ".. we should have left when we had the chance..."

"Damn you, bastards!" Huyan Zhuo cried out in rage. Even though he was out of qi, he continued to fight using his massive body. "I will make you pay for this!"

As the fighting turned worse, more and more of them started to give up on the inheritance finally. Their lives were more important after all.

"Thanks for the weapon!" Liang Yu grabbed an axe lodged in the wall. The owner received a kick to the chest so strong his back blew out. With a quick swipe, his head was cut off. Just to make sure he died. "But it is so... flimsy." Muscles bulging as the scales started to retract all over.

*Fwip!* Chucking it through the air, the overall strength allowed two more to be killed easily. Xia Yuning a few others finally pushed forward through the path Liang Yu had made. Lei Hong and the others not even paying to most attacks sent their way.

Defense was abandoned as it was better to escape.

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Getting out-

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The path for them leads to a large forest. it looked somewhat familiar to Liang Yu but he couldn't remember where though. making an excuse of wanting to check the area, he left them there.

Catching their breath, the cultivators were furious it was all a trap. The few that were somewhat on the side of the rebels and what they were doing turned towards wanting to kill them. The Divine Sea Pavilion made enemies of a few more people today.

As they talked amongst themselves, Xia Yuning was looking for Ling Hong. Huyan Zhuo was doing everything he could to keep the Gu sisters alive.

Liang Yu made it to a good place to take a small break. Ye Yue was done digesting everything and was waiting patiently until he finished scoping the outside area with Astral Sense.

"Whew, feel much better." Liang Yu was tired of the disguise. Hearing his voice modified all this time was a little odd. He looked over to Ye Yue who was more than happy to be out in the open air. "Almost done with everything by the feel of it."

"I feel so powerful and smart!" Ye Yue exclaimed. Her eyes a bright clear color. Her body filled out a little more making her slightly older looking. Her canines looked a little dangerous though. "Master... thank you."

"Hmm, none of that." Liang Yu gave her a small smile. "This has helped understand some things more and you are safer now. So all is good. Let's move on to the next matter." The Connection between the two was a lot stronger than before. 'I can feel her very heartbeat and Cultivation changing. If it is like this alive.. how will it be when one of them dies?'

Things were quiet as he thought ner them. In the forest, not even animals were heard. But Astral Sense picked a few people up further on the other area than before. The Rebels or North Lord's Mansions were making their move it seemed. Or at least getting ready to.

"Question?" Ye Yue hesitated but wanted to check one more thing. "Do you have to test yourself like this? Test the "people" like this I mean? It is bad enough you want to go back inside and Kill Ling Yu right now for some reason, but the Imperial Army.. they are monsters just the same as the Rebels."

"You have your orders, go see them fulfilled." Liang Yu moved away not looking back. "I will not go back inside, that is just to risky. Time is already narrow as it is."

Removing his cloak and switching to Dark Moon representation and clothing, it was best to act as himself now. The sound of his own voice was comforting in a weird way. Ye Yue took off to make sure Lei Hong and his group would make it out safely from the forest.

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Rushing in to a camp-

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Running into the camp, Liang Yu maneuvered through the guards easily enough. He made it into the tent he needed to. There, the Commandant and Hong Duan were located. Why the other made it to this location despite the reports having him somewhere else would be answered later.

"Who dares!?" A few soldiers surrounded Liang Yu. Spears pointing at him threateningly.

"Stand down!" Hong Duan ordered. Shocking his uncle in the process. These were his troops after all. "This is a friend of mine. Greetings young Patriarch of Dark Moon Family. Didn't know you were coming since we didn't see any members of your family around the area."

The soldiers looked to the commandant who gave a signal for them to obey the order.

"Wouldn't send them for a false treasure, that would be stupid." Liang Yu was not frightened in the least. The Flame Vortex Core was full of qi as well as his Flame Martial Art Dantian. The Dragon Dantian may be tapped out, but no matter. The bodies inside were all under refinement in case he needed to boost his qi reserve abruptly. "Plus information suggested the North Lord's Mansion forces are in the area. Ready to cause problems with an ambush. Do not think they care if the daughter gets caught in the crossfire. Well not like he knows enough about her matters."

"Tch! You know a little to much." The Commandant didn't like this. He also didn't like the fact Liang Yu showed no fear in his presence. Let alone any respect. But enough information from his Lietantnts and his nephew's behavior suggested treading carefully for now. "We have no reason to believe someone like you. Especially after you murdered your predecessor."

"Pft, it was one on one and he lost. Get over it." Liang Yu scoffed at the old fuddy-duddy. His eyes moved to focus on Hong Duan. "Don't hate the player old man, hate the game. The laws of the land made it easy to do so." He let that sink in before speaking again. "I believe we have some business to discuss. You are greedy but not stupid like this fool. To many of the soldiers need discipline or reminded they are not above the law."

"Meaning?" Hong Duan had a bad feeling about this.

"I want you to help clean up the Imperial Army. Greed can be tempered if given the chance. Or do you want to die with the rest of the forces here because of the actions of the Commandant and the Imperial Families overindulgence?" Liang Yu's Astral Sense spread around alerting him to the movement in the area once more. "It looks like I came to early. The trap has not activated inside yet so I thought the state here would be better."

Listening closely, the Commandant was able to hear fighting. The soldiers in the tent tightened up ranks more after a few moments.

"We shouldn't have gotten involved in the matter of the treasure. Even more so if it was fake." The Commandant looked regretful actually. He stilled didn't believe their was no treasure. If only he knew there was one before and Liang Yu took it. He would probably have tried to kill him to get it. "Pass the order down to the Imperial Guard. Tighten up our formation and retreat towards the direction of Linghai City. We will not stop along the way."

The nearest soldier left to deliver the order.

"Uncle... what about the people. They will be caught up in the matter even more so now if we do that." Hong Duan looked over at Liang Yu who remained quiet but observed. He was no fool and checked periodically on the different activities that were done by him. The way he helped the people, restructured the laws under his governance left no doubt. 'The Imperial Army under uncle definitely went overboard. No way will he overlook that. But then again...'

"We will leave them, for now!" The Commandant smacked the table as he stood up. Giving his nephew a dirty look. In his opinion, he was worried about the wrong thing. "Dark Moon brat... you will help the Imperial Army fall back. Since you are so strong I am sure it will be fine for you."

"Hmm, what do I get out of this?" Liang Yu arched a brow at him for show. This was after all what he wanted. The chance to be smack dab in the fighting between the two forces. 'Bodies as well as a further look at the fighting level and abilities of these fools.'

"An Imperial Commendation for one. Which will give you honor and glory." The Commandant moved to leave the tent. Not caring if that was enough or not. If he disobeyed, they would pressure on the Dark Moon Family because of it. If he lived that is. "Do not be to long with him."

Hong Duan was surprised his uncle did not create a fuss. The situation outside was getting worse. The two talked for 10 minutes before heading out to deal with matters. It would be a long night. As well as a long march back.

Liang Yu would leave it to Hong Duan to have his uncle see what the North Lord Mansion was up to. After hearing that they were doubts still, he couldn't try and force the matter from his side. Not with the various Feudal Lord most likely acting up across the country.